Microsoft Surface will start at $499

Microsoft has officially unveiled pricing for the ARM-based Surface tablet, which goes on sale October 26, and it’s in the same ballpark as an iPad.

Echofon for Mac will be no more

Echofon maker Naan Studio says it will discontinue its Mac, Windows and Firefox versions of its Twitter client.

SNL lampoons iPhone 5 complaints

Saturday Night Live’s “Tech Talk” segment parodied complaints about the iPhone 5, pairing off whining tech journos with very unsympathetic Chinese factory workers.

Partysaurus Rex

“Partysaurus Rex” is a new short film from Pixar shown in theaters before Finding Nemo 3D. Also online, thanks to Disney.

Kobo acquires Aquafadas

Kobo, maker of inexpensive e-readers, has acquired indie software developer Aquafadas, maker of digital publishing software.

Apple offered Samsung a patent license deal

According to court papers revealed recently, Apple offered to license Samsung’s 3G/UMTS technology for 33 cents per unit before they got to trial. Samsung wouldn’t agree to the deal.